The Pattern of Glucocorticoid and Estrogen Receptors May Explain Differences in Steroid Dependency of Intrauterine Prostaglandin Production at Parturition in Sheep

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 506-511

  Whittle, W L ^a   Holloway, A C ^a   Lye, S ^a   Challis, J R G ^a   Gibb, W ^b  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

estradiol receptor; Glucocorticoid receptor; P450C17hydroxlase; prostaglandin H synthase

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME P450 AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYTOCHROME P450C17; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FORMESTANE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ALPHA; HORMONE RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOENZYME; PROSTAGLANDIN H SYNTHASE II; STEROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SHEEP; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 33749524370     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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